Hacker News with Generative AI: Power Outages

Understanding US Power Outages – By Brian Potter (construction-physics.com)
Modern civilization relies on electric power for almost everything, and even small disruptions to electric service are incredibly disruptive. Because of this, we demand a high level of reliability in electrical service.

Power Outages, Electricity, Infrastructure, Reliability

14 points by rbanffy 11 days ago | 10 comments

Understanding US Power Outages (construction-physics.com)
Modern civilization relies on electric power for almost everything, and even small disruptions to electric service are incredibly disruptive.

Power Outages, Infrastructure, United States

12 points by chmaynard 15 days ago | 3 comments

A Fire Plunged Heathrow into Darkness. A Nearby Data Center Kept Humming. Why? (nytimes.com)
A fire at an electrical substation near Heathrow on Friday forced a power outage at the airport. It took officials close to 18 hours to bring its terminals and runways back into operation.

Power Outages, Data Centers, Airports, Technology

8 points by -_-_-_- 31 days ago | 7 comments

National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire (bbc.co.uk)
National Grid's chief executive has said Heathrow had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down.

Power Outages, Infrastructure, Aviation, UK

3 points by edward 33 days ago | 0 comments

Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage (bbc.co.uk)
Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power

Transportation, Airports, Power Outages

6 points by blankx32 36 days ago | 0 comments

London's Heathrow Airport announces complete shutdown due to power outage (cnn.com)

London, Airports, Power Outages, Travel Disruptions

245 points by dfine 36 days ago | 248 comments

Cuba suffers nationwide power outage (cnn.com)

Cuba, Power Outages, News

7 points by desperatecuban 42 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of us without Powerwalls (pilaenergy.com)
Goodbye power outages, Hello energy independence.

Home Energy, Renewable Energy, Hardware, Sustainability, Power Outages

301 points by coleashman 46 days ago | 480 comments

State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most of Chile into darkness (cnn.com)

Chile, Power Outages, Emergency Declarations, Natural Disasters

197 points by impish9208 59 days ago | 204 comments

19M people left without electricity after entire country hit by blackout (metro.co.uk)
Approximately 19 million people are thought to be without electricity after Chile has been engulfed by a nationwide power blackout.

Power Outages, Chile, Natural Disasters

6 points by ofou 60 days ago | 1 comments

United States Power Outage Map (poweroutage.us)
PowerOutage.us is an ongoing project created to track, record, and aggregate power outages across the United States.

Power Outages, United States, Maps, Data Visualization

320 points by jonbaer 69 days ago | 151 comments

Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages (cnn.com)

Finland, Internet Outages, Power Outages, Ships, International Incidents

7 points by mooreds 121 days ago | 0 comments

Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major power plant fails (apnews.com)
Cuba’s electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, the energy ministry said.

Cuba, Power Outages, Energy, Infrastructure

86 points by kevinday 189 days ago | 103 comments

Summer blackouts are increasing in the US (theverge.com)

Summer, Power Outages, United States

5 points by rntn 248 days ago | 0 comments

Houston restaurant still waiting for power a month after Beryl (khou.com)

Hurricane, Restaurant, Power Outages, Texas

16 points by geox 265 days ago | 1 comments

More than a week without power leaves Houston-area residents feeling abandoned (cnn.com)

Power Outages, Houston, Natural Disasters

22 points by peutetre 279 days ago | 13 comments

Houston-area residents enter sixth day without power, air conditioning (cnn.com)